Chikako Fukasawa

Increased CD40 Expression on Muscle Cells of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Role of CD40-CD40 Ligand Interaction in IL-6, IL-8, IL-15, and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Production

Tomoko Sugiura, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Masayoshi Harigai et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2000 · 142 citations · Full text

Medicine, Immunology, Pathology +16

Angiotensin II in the lesional skin of systemic sclerosis patients contributes to tissue fibrosis via angiotensin II type 1 receptors

Yasushi Kawaguchi, Kae Takagi, Masako Hara et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2004 · 114 citations

Medicine, Dermatology, Pathology +17

Expression and Function of Fas Antigen and bcl-2 in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Lymphocytes

Satomi Ohsako, Masako Hara, Masayoshi Harigai et al. · Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology · 1994 · 93 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +13

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) converting enzyme contributes to production of TNF-alpha in synovial tissues from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Shuji Ohta, Masayoshi Harigai, Michi Tanaka et al. · PubMed · 2001 · 78 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Immunology +13

Diagnostic reliability of cerebral spinal fluid tests for acute confusional state (delirium) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8, interferon-alpha, IgG index, and Q-albumin.

Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Yasushi Kawaguchi et al. · PubMed · 2007 · 65 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Neurology +17